Japan stock market finished session mixed on Tuesday, 30 May 2023, with the Nikkei225 closing higher, while the broader Topix index slipped below unchanged line, as investors locked in some profit after the recent rally which took the index to 33-year highs.
However, market losses capped on signs of a breakthrough in US debt ceiling negotiations to avert a damaging default. President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that a final bipartisan deal to raise the US debt ceiling would go to Congress.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average index was up 94.62 points, or 0.3%, to finish at 31,328.16. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 1.43 points, or 0.07%, to 2,159.22.
CURRENCY NEWS: The dollar stood at 140.33 yen in late Tokyo trade, from around 140.90 yen in the morning, after changing hands at 140.59 yen in New York on Friday.
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